Review: ‘A Strange Loop’ at Raven Theatre is very off-Loop, and breathtakingly good
Michael R. Jackson's musical won the Pulitzer and Tony Awards, but it's just now being...
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‘Now there’s a girls’ club’: Funny is Female fest draws 50 comedians to Oak Park
More than 50 comics from around the country will be performing at the Funny is...
Review: ‘Any Rebellion of Will’ is an absurdist breath of fresh air at Trap Door Theatre
This world premiere, penned by S.L. Daniels and accurately billed as a dark, absurdist comedy...
Review: ‘Birthday Candles’ on Broadway with Debra Messing is about the pain of loss that time always brings
In his play "Three Tall Women," the great playwright Edward Albee identified what he called...
Review: ‘The King and I’ at Drury Lane Theatre has a cast well worth the trip
A friend of mine, steeped professionally in the work of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein,...
Porchlight Music Theatre’s 2022-23 season includes ‘Rent’ and ‘Cabaret’
Porchlight Music Theatre has announced its 2022-23 season with a variety of shows for its...
Joffrey Ballet will participate in nationwide Arpino Centennial, celebrating the choreographer who put Joffrey on the Chicago map
The dancer and choreographer who, even more than Robert Joffrey, was responsible for the role...
Review: ‘Paradise Square’ opens on Broadway, stronger than the Chicago tryout
Jaws clenched, limbs firing and hearts on the line: that's what the admirable cast of...
Review: Giordano Dance ‘Illuminates’ the Harris with sultry sex appeal, a beach vibe and Koresh’s cathartic ‘EXit4’
As Giordano Dance Chicago barrels toward its 60th anniversary season, this ever-energetic stalwart of Chicago...
Robert Falls announces his last Goodman Theatre season, including a revival of ‘Tommy’
After 35 years at the Goodman Theatre, artistic director Robert Falls this week announced his...
Court Theatre announces 2022-23 season, starting with ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’
Court Theatre has announced its 2022-2023 season, which will include a classic comedy; a drama...
Review: ‘Winnie the Pooh’ at Mercury Theater has just the Pooh and friends you’d want them to be
Going to see a "Winnie the Pooh" show at 7 in the evening is a...
Review: ‘Fire Shut Up in My Bones’ at Lyric Opera is Terence Blanchard’s groundbreaking work, full of joy and pain
"Love with a laugh only goes so far." Those eight words, which I heard sung...